Biography: Geologist. Born– May 20, 1875, Independence, Kan. Parents– George W. and Alice (Boyd) Burchard. Married– Frances Elizabeth Baker, June 18, 1910. Education– Northwestern University, B.S., M.S.; University of Alabama, Sc.D., 1935. Mining geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and with various state geological surveys, including Alabama; senior geologist for the Geological Survey of Alabama, 1945-1961.

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Publication(s):

Bauxite in Northeastern Mississippi. Washington, D.C.; Government Printing Office, 1925.

The Brown Iron Ores of the Western Highland Rim, Tennessee, 1934. Nashville; s.n., 1934.

The Brown Iron Ores of West-Middle Tennessee. Washington, D.C.; Government Printing Office, 1927. The Cement Industry in Alabama. University, Ala.; Geological Survey of Alabama, 1940.

Iron-bearing Deposits in Bossier, Caddo, and Webster Parishes, Louisiana. Washington, D.C.; Government Printing Office, 1915.

Iron Ore in Cass, Marion, Morris, and Cherokee Counties, Texas. Washington, D.C.; Government Printing Office, 1915.

Iron Ore in the Red Mountain Formation in Greasy Cove, Alabama.  U. S. Geological Survey, 1933.

Iron Ore Outcrops of the Red Mountain Formation in Northeast Alabama. University, Ala.; Geological Survey of Alabama, 1947.

Iron Ores, Fuels, and Fluxes of the Birmingham District, Alabama. Washington, D.C.; Government Printing Office, 1910.

Lancaster-Mineral Point Folio, Wisconsin-Iowa-Illinois. Washington, D.C.; Government Printing Office, 1907.

Manganiferious & Ferruginous Chert in Perry & Lewis Counties, Tennessee. Washington, D.C.; Government Printing Office, 1943.

Marble Resources of Southeastern Alaska.  U.S. Geological Survey, 1920. Our Mineral Supplies, 1919. Washington, D.C.; Government Printing Office, 1919.

Portland Cement Materials & Industry in the United States. Washington, D.C.; Government Printing Office, 1913.

The Red Iron Ores of East Tennessee, Northeast Alabama and Northwest Georgia. Nashville; Brandon Printing Co., 1913.

Russellville Brown Iron Ore District, Franklin County, Alabama. University, Ala.; Geological Survey of Alabama, 1960.

The Stone Industry in 1911. Washington, D.C.; U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1912.

Structural Materials. Washington, D.C.; Government Printing Office, 1910.